San Rafael Bay

San Rafael Bay

San Rafael Bay is an embayment of San Pablo Bay, the northern portion of the larger San Francisco Bay, on the west coast of the United States. [http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=37.96069&lon=-122.46896&datum=nad83&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=100 TopoQuest map] , USGS, retrieved July 6, 2008]

The bay is located along the Marin County coast in county waters adjacent to the city of the same name. The embayment hosts the Marin Islands and the San Rafael Creek estuary; the river drains into the bay.

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